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Camp Camden Nov 25""" So you think “it is wrong in a young girl to let a gentleman see how much she loves him” eh! Miss Fan? Well now that depends altogether upon circumstances; at least so it strikes me. If the “young lady” has no reason or rather has not good reason to think that the gentleman loves her in like manner, it is certainly the more prudent course to be rather chary in manifestations of a very decided preference; but if on the contrary she has every reason to believe that the aforesaid gentleman loves her truly, and deeply and earnestly - with all the warmth of his nature: and if moreover this unfortunate individual has for seven long months been debarred the happiness of looking upon her darling face, and if he is looking forward through the long vista of five weary months, impatiently yet longingly to their close, sustained principally by the thought that then he will once more see that face and hear that loved voice, and clasp that beloved form to his heart - it seems to me that it need hardly shock the most refined sense of female propriety or maidenly modesty if she should let him see that she loved him a little bit too. And now as to this matter of being terrified by a battle, let me insist upon fact that the slow dead march of Camp-disease is much more to be dreaded than the rapid double quick of ball & shell and that the “King of Terrors” in his war upon all the living finds a much more efficient agent in the heavy infantry of the former than in the more brilliant and rapid but less universally destructive cavalry of the latter. So you must not be alarmed when I tell you that there is reason to apprehend an engagement within a short time. It seems that Sickles - who is camped near the Evansport batteries has recently been largely reinforced and it is now believed that the enemy will make an advance about the region of the Occoquan. Though we are now some ten or more miles distant from the anticipated point of attack, yet it is a circumstance to be noted that Hampton’s Legion which is in that neighborhood is one of the constituents of Van Dorn’s Division of which we are a part, and consequently it would a priori appear likely that we would be moved to that locality, in case of an attack; but there is more direct proof to be alleged. It is said, and the rumor seems traceable to head-quarters that the order to send back all heavy baggage to Manassas and to prepare seven days rations is to be issued tomorrow. Time will show; if it were not that I had been deceived a hundred times before, I would believe this; now, I will not believe any rumor implicitly.""" We had quite a snow last night this morning the woods and fields were lightly coated with white; some of the men attempted snow balling, but found the material rather scarce for that. We will doubtless have plenty of it by and bye. We were received by Johnston & Beauregard as a Brigade this morning. The former is quite a venerable looking chieftain."""" I saw Hugh this morning he looked quite well. Give my love to Mama and believe me ever yours, truly & lovingly
Charlie

Camp Camden Nov 25""" So you think “it is wrong in a young girl to let a gentleman see how much she loves him” eh! Miss Fan? Well now that depends altogether upon circumstances; at least so it strikes me. If the “young lady” has no reason or rather has not good reason to think that the gentleman loves her in like manner, it is certainly the more prudent course to be rather chary in manifestations of a very decided preference; but if on the contrary she has every reason to believe that the aforesaid gentleman loves her truly, and deeply and earnestly - with all the warmth of his nature: and if moreover this unfortunate individual has for seven long months been debarred the happiness of looking upon her darling face, and if he is looking forward through the long vista of five weary months, impatiently yet longingly to their close, sustained principally by the thought that then he will once more see that face and hear that loved voice, and clasp that beloved form to his heart - it seems to me that it need hardly shock the most refined sense of female propriety or maidenly modesty if she should let him see that she loved him a little bit too. And now as to this matter of being terrified by a battle, let me insist upon fact that the slow dead march of Camp-disease is much more to be dreaded than the rapid double quick of ball & shell and that the “King of Terrors” in his war upon all the living finds a much more efficient agent in the heavy infantry of the former than in the more brilliant and rapid but less universally destructive cavalry of the latter. So you must not be alarmed when I tell you that there is reason to apprehend an engagement within a short time. It seems that Sickles - who is camped near the Evansport batteries has recently been largely reinforced and it is now believed that the enemy will make an advance about the region of the Occoquan. Though we are now some ten or more miles distant from the anticipated point of attack, yet it is a circumstance to be noted that Hampton’s Legion which is in that neighborhood is one of the constituents of Van Dorn’s Division of which we are a part, and consequently it would a priori appear likely that we would be moved to that locality, in case of an attack; but there is more direct proof to be alleged. It is said, and the rumor seems traceable to head-quarters that the order to send back all heavy baggage to Manassas and to prepare seven days rations is to be issued tomorrow. Time will show; if it were not that I had been deceived a hundred times before, I would believe this; now, I will not believe any rumor implicitly.""" We had quite a snow last night this morning the woods and fields were lightly coated with white; some of the men attempted snow balling, but found the material rather scarce for that. We will doubtless have plenty of it by and bye. We were received by Johnston & Beauregard as a Brigade this morning. The former is quite a venerable looking chieftain."""" I saw Hugh this morning he looked quite well. Give my love to Mama and believe me ever yours, truly & lovingly
Charlie

Camp Camden Nov 25""" So you think “it is wrong in a young girl to let a gentleman see how much she loves him” eh! Miss Fan? Well now that depends altogether upon circumstances; at least so it strikes me. If the “young lady” has no reason or rather has not good reason to think that the gentleman loves her in like manner, it is certainly the more prudent course to be rather chary in manifestations of a very decided preference; but if on the contrary she has every reason to believe that the aforesaid gentleman loves her truly, and deeply and earnestly - with all the warmth of his nature: and if moreover this unfortunate individual has for seven long months been debarred the happiness of looking upon her darling face, and if he is looking forward through the long vista of five weary months, impatiently yet longingly to their close, sustained principally by the thought that then he will once more see that face and hear that loved voice, and clasp that beloved form to his heart - it seems to me that it need hardly shock the most refined sense of female propriety or maidenly modesty if she should let him see that she loved him a little bit too. And now as to this matter of being terrified by a battle, let me insist upon fact that the slow dead march of Camp-disease is much more to be dreaded than the rapid double quick of ball & shell and that the “King of Terrors” in his war upon all the living finds a much more efficient agent in the heavy infantry of the former than in the more brilliant and rapid but less universally destructive cavalry of the latter. So you must not be alarmed when I tell you that there is reason to apprehend an engagement within a short time. It seems that Sickles - who is camped near the Evansport batteries has recently been largely reinforced and it is now believed that the enemy will make an advance about the region of the Occoquan. Though we are now some ten or more miles distant from the anticipated point of attack, yet it is a circumstance to be noted that Hampton’s Legion which is in that neighborhood is one of the constituents of Van Dorn’s Division of which we are a part, and consequently it would a priori appear likely that we would be moved to that locality, in case of an attack; but there is more direct proof to be alleged. It is said, and the rumor seems traceable to head-quarters that the order to send back all heavy baggage to Manassas and to prepare seven days rations is to be issued tomorrow. Time will show; if it were not that I had been deceived a hundred times before, I would believe this; now, I will not believe any rumor implicitly.""" We had quite a snow last night this morning the woods and fields were lightly coated with white; some of the men attempted snow balling, but found the material rather scarce for that. We will doubtless have plenty of it by and bye. We were received by Johnston & Beauregard as a Brigade this morning. The former is quite a venerable looking chieftain."""" I saw Hugh this morning he looked quite well. Give my love to Mama and believe me ever yours, truly & lovingly
Charlie